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Townsend Presents Mercer University Townsend School of Music | music.mercer.edu Jubilee Artists Series and Townsend Symposia on Music, Philosophy and the Arts "rough the invisible hands of music, the soul is touched and healed," Josephine "Jo" Phelps Fabian said. In her life, Fabian was a dedicated arts patron, donor, board member and advocate who loved classical music and opera. She equently attended concerts at Townsend School of Music. rough e Fabian Center for Musical Excellence, the Jubilee Artists Series features leading artists performing concerts that are ee or low cost to the general public, making the best of music available to all, while the Townsend Symposia on Music, Philosophy and the Arts is meant to open the eyes of other professionals and scholars to new ideas, presented especially for students, artists and arts administrators in the community. Leadership in Nonprofit Arts Organizations David Mallette, President of Management Consultants for the Arts Friday, Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. The nonprofit arts field is in the midst of multiple tectonic shifts, including demographic changes, the natural evolution of art, digital delivery platforms, labor challenges, EDIA values and other challenges. Strong, savvy leadership has never been more important. David Mallette, President of Management Consultants for the Arts, will speak about the leadership skills needed in today's nonprofit arts organizations. He will highlight elements in search processes conducted by the volunteer boards seeking top artistic and executive leadership. Curtis on Tour: Eric Owens and Singers from the Curtis Opera Theatre Friday, Oct. 14 Eric Owens, one of America's leading bass baritones, joins a quartet of emerging artists from the Nina von Maltzahn Global Touring Initiative of the Curtis Institute of Music, one of the world's leading conservatories, to perform gems from the lieder and song repertoire—anchored by Brahms's lilting and pensive Neue Liebeslieder waltzes for four voices and four-hand piano—followed by operatic arias and ensemble pieces. Nobody Can Make the Sounds You Make Terry Hershey, inspirational speaker Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. Terry Hershey is an author, humorist, inspirational speaker, dad, ordained minister, golf addict and smitten by French wine. He divides his time between designing sanctuary gardens and sharing practices of "pausing" and "sanctuary" to help us rest, renew and live wholeheartedly. Story is one of the most powerful forms of communication, and Terry is a master storyteller. He tells stories of grace and inspiration as well as sharing his gift of seeing the world with new eyes. Spending a moment or a day with him is more than an experience; it is an adventure that will leave you longing for more and yet feeling full and satisfied. The King's Singers Wednesday, Feb. 8 The King's Singers have represented the gold standard in a cappella singing on the world's greatest stages for over fifty years. They are renowned for their unrivaled technique, versatility and skill in performance and for consummate musicianship, drawing both on the group's rich heritage and its pioneering spirit to create an extraordinary wealth of original works and unique collaborations. Their extensive discography has led to many awards, including two GRAMMY Awards, an Emmy Award, and a place in Gramophone magazine's inaugural Hall of Fame. Branford Marsalis and Joey Calderazzo Thursday, March 2 Branford Marsalis has stayed the course. From early acclaim as a saxophonist bringing new energy to jazz, he has expanded his horizons as a musician, composer, bandleader and educator – a 21st-century mainstay of artistic excellence. Branford has toured with Sting, collaborated with the Grateful Dead and Bruce Hornsby, served as musical director of The Tonight Show Starring Jay Leno and hosted NPR's widely syndicated Jazz Set. A winner of numerous awards, Marsalis is the recipient of three GRAMMYs and citation as a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts. Reginald Smith, baritone Tuesday, Apr. 18 GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning baritone Reginald Smith, Jr., the 2021 US representative at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, has been lauded as a "passionate performer" (New York Times) with an "electric, hall-filling" (The Baltimore Sun) and "thrillingly dramatic" voice that is "one of the most exciting baritone sounds to come along in years" (Opera News). Reginald, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, is a Grand Finals winner of the 2015 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and a graduate of the Houston Grand Opera Studio.